Shloka 13

Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)

Devanagari script

अथ संत्वरमाणस्य रथमेवं युयुक्षत: । अक्षरं गन्तुमनसो विधि वक्ष्यामि शीघ्रगम्‌

Transliteration

atha saṁtvaramāṇasya ratham evaṁ yuyukṣataḥ | akṣaraṁ gantumanaso vidhiṁ vakṣyāmi śīghragam ||

Translation

Vyāsa disse: “Agora, para aquele que se apressa e prepara a carruagem deste modo, e cuja mente está decidida a alcançar o Imperecível (Akṣara), declararei sem demora o método correto — o meio rápido (para esse fim).”

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• संत्वरमाणस्य: of (one who is) hurrying
• Type: Noun
• Root: संत्वरमाण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• युयुक्षतः: of (one who is) wishing to fight
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुक्षत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अक्षरम्: the imperishable (Brahman)/syllable
• अक्षरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गन्तुम्: to go/to attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• मनसः: of the mind
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विधिम्: method/procedure
• विधिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शीघ्रगम्: quick-going/leading quickly
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्रग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• ratha (chariot)
• Akṣara (the Imperishable)